Pilot study of schistosomiasis control in Poyang lake region.

Aim: To perform a longitudinal survey of the control of schistosomiasis in Fanhu Village hyperendemic for schistosomiasis, Poyang Lake region of Jiangxi Province from 1992 to 1996.

Methods: Annual mass chemotherapy and health education were implemented in all investigated individuals, in 1996, artesunate was used in high risk population in transmission season as a prophylactic measure.

Results: The prevalence of S.

Impact mass chemotherapy with praziquantel on schistosomiasis control in Fanhu village, People's Republic of China.

The paper describes the endemic situation of schistosomiasis japonica in Fanhu village, Poyang Lake region, China and the effect of the strategy of combining annual mass chemotherapy with health education on schistosomiasis control in the community. The results showed that the prevalence of infection with schistosome reduced form 26.0% in 1992 to 10.